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.Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
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by: David Pogue

December 15, 2007
The Missing Manual is absolutely mandatory for anyone just getting a Mac and especially those switching from Windows to Apple's OS X Leopard system.
It is exhaustingly thorough and accurate. Without it, I would not have known where to begin with so many alternatives in the Mac system. It is like having a translation for those switching from Windows. I highly recommend the Missing Manual as the "Bible" for OS X Leopard.
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.Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)
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by: Aaron Hillegass

May 15, 2008
This book is excellent. The explanations are short and very clear. The author makes cocoa really easy to learn, step by step. There are good and instructive exercices he calls challenges.
You can really get to work right after reading this book and completing the so called challenges. And it will certainly be a handy reference book.
A must have.
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.Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC
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by: Martin Evening

May 28, 2007
This book is fairly comprehensive with regard to content on enhancing photos using photoshop techniques.
I definitely would recommend this guide for both beginning and advanced photoshop CS3 users.
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.InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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by: Sandee Cohen

October 18, 2007
I don't own the book but I've checked and read it at a nearby store. I sat down and read it for nearly an hour (because I'm serious about jumping in to learn InDesign) Well, what I can say is; If you are a beginner, then use the Adobe Classroom book. It have all the tutorial and hands on training using the file included. You NEED hands training, file example and step by step instruction and finally see it done. That's how you TRULY learn. Although there has been a negative review on Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom book, but its a good start for total beginner. Don't be too ambitious when you're just starting out (like immediately attracted to a 5 star book telling you can produce professional layout plus easy enough to follow.)
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.Illustrator CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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by: Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

November 24, 2007
I am taking a series of courses on the Adobe CS3 design programs. These books are the required texts.

I am extremely pleased with the content and support they provide for me to learn the programs.

They are a mix between "techbook" and "textbook" - they are NOT as dry as other technical manuals, yet cover "just enough" material to help out in a tight spot.

There may be other books that other reviewers prefer, however I wish to point out that they are titled "QUICK START" guides, not "every single thing you need to know about this piece of software" guide.

If you are trying to learn the software on your own, might I suggest the Adobe Press "Classroom in a Book" series. Also the Adobe Press "Real World" book series ... Read More:
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.Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6 (Apple Pro Training)
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by: Diana Weynand

May 31, 2007

Excellent. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn FC Pro 6. Without incurring a lot of money and time at a training facility one can learn the essentials of NLE at one's own pace.
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.Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition (Missing Manual)
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by: David Pogue

February 26, 2008
Like an astronaut or a high wire circus artist, I leaped from my semi-secure base of PC where I lived for 26 years into Mac World. I always wanted to be snob . This book was as good as I can imagine lacking an inhouse patient, in-house tech person. The most horrible part of the move was and is the mail program which is hysterical, erratic and malicious...but that's not this good book's fault.
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.iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual
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by: David Pogue, Derrick Story

February 01, 2008
I have learned so much from this book. The book is very well written and gets to the point in a simple and easy way to follow.
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.Dreamweaver CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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by: Tom Negrino, Dori Smith

June 09, 2007
I am familiar with basic web design and basic HTML. I have used Dreamweaver to put together simple web pages and was looking for a book to help me learn to do more than my limited knowledge allows me to at this point. This book was an utter disappointment.

What you can expect from this book is an assumption of familiarity with earlier versions of Dreamweaver. This book basically tells you about how to use the functions of Dreamweaver, not how to create a web page. It assumes you understand what divs, ids, and classes do, how to create them, how they function on web pages, and why you might want them. It jumps around and you should not expect to get much web knowledge at all out of this book.
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.Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
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by: Jim Elferdink

March 20, 2008
A tip: don't buy manuals for your new software until you have used it for a while. Use 'help' functions built in your software as much as possible. Document your big questions in a list and when you've got maybe 4-5 questions, that's the time to check out the manuals.

When shopping, I pull out every manual I can find for the software and sit down and read. The key aspects of a good technical manual are organization and ease of reading.

Ultimately, I buy the book that answers all or most of the questions I still have after working with the software for a while.

This is a good manual. It's got both a book and an online form. Note the online form is available for free for a limited time, then you will need to pay a subscription fee.
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